COSTA RICA ART MUSEUM

The terminal and airport were inaugurated in 1940, just after the outbreak of World War II and remained in operation until 1955.
Built in the neoclassical style so popular in the first decades of the 20th Century, the museum building has been refurbished and is a Costa Rica heritage site. Its original flight tower still remains (see the second photo below) and is available for guided tours.

The museum houses more than 7,000 works covering a wide variety of media and works dating from the 19th Century to today.

Within its walls, the Costa Rica Art Museum has some 6,400 works from national artists and nearly 600 more from artists across the world.

Two salons are devoted to one of Costa Rica's most famous--and prolific---artists, Juan Manuel Sanchez, nearly 4,000 works. There, you'll see nearly all of his avant-guard drawings, paintings, and sculptures.

In addition to art housed within its walls, the museum has expanded outdoors with a lovely "Garden of Sculpture" that'll make your visit even more memorable.

On one end of the park is the country's new national stadium; at the other is the art museum.

Travelogue: Costa Rica International Airport

While today we often get blistered with ads before a movie starts, there was a time when travelogues and news-of-the-world clips preceded a matinee.

I came across one of these travelogues (from 1947) showing the airport terminal that is now the Costa Rica Art Museum.

Hope you enjoy it.



It's easy to get to the museum.  

Located just off the main downtown street into San Jose (Paseo Colon), it's an easy walk from the center of town.  

Buses from the nearby suburbs of Escazu and Santa Ana and even a train from nearby San Pedro drop visitors off at Sabana Park, the city's largest park.  

Tel. (506) 222 7155 / 222 7932 / 222 7247

Address: La Sabana Metropolitan Park, San Jose

Admission Fees:

Residents Free

Foreigners $5.00 (Foreign students with ID card $3.00)

Hours:

Tuesdays to Saturdays 10:00am to 4:00pm

Sundays 10:00am to 2:00pm

Closed Mondays and major holidays

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